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Explaining Heaven to Bears

Steve S. — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:13:15 +0000

â€œThe man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.â€ (1 Corinthians 2:14) At True Potential Publishing, weâ€™ve been checking into making all of our printed books available in e-book format as […]

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The La-Z-Boy

Steve S. — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:03:36 +0000

By Jenny Lou Jones With the birth of our first child, Lance told me that heâ€™d help me rock our new baby to sleep if only Iâ€™d agree to buy a La-Z-Boy.Â His argument was that all decent and caring fathers had one thing in commonâ€”a big, boxy wad of material that calls itself a […]

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Remembering Your Citizenship

Steve S. — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:41:19 +0000

â€œâ€¦ but our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.â€ (Philippians 3:20) Since this is the last week of our Thriving in Tough Times series, Iâ€™ve been reading over the last ten letters (the whole series) in order to review what weâ€™ve covered and come […]

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Surviving the Next Three Days

Steve S. — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:51:16 +0000

Thriving in Tough Times Part 9 â€œNation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.â€ (Mark 13:8) I saw on the morning news that weâ€™ll be into hurricane season next week. We live in the Southeast so hurricanes are […]

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Celebrities and False Prophets: Looking Behind the Curtain

Steve S. — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:15:39 +0000

“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves…. Not everyone who says to me, â€˜Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 7:15, 21) We’re still in the red letters. […]

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Living in Two Kingdoms

Steve S. — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:25:12 +0000

I don’t always believe God is real. Kind of shocking, isn’t it? But let me present the evidence. If I believed God was real, I’d believe in what His Son said. I’d take it to heart. I wouldn’t doubt it. I’d have what we â€˜believers’ call â€˜faith’. Not believing God is real is more common […]

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“Would You Condemn Me to Justify Yourself?”

Steve S. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:34:33 +0000

“â€˜Would you discredit my justice?Â Would you condemn me to justify yourself.'” (Job 40:8) I received a sad comment this weekend. It was a response to a Purpose Weekly letter “Has God Forsaken You?” You can read the letter and the comment (feel free to comment yourself) at: https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/has-god-forsaken-you. Here’s the comment from John: Bull____. […]

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I Will Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills

Steve S. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:32:26 +0000

“Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” (Psalm 90:2) I took advantage of the relative quiet over the last two weeks of holiday to finish pre-press edits for the North American edition of Unlocking the Bible by David Pawson. It’s a […]

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Past, Present, Future

Steve S. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:30:13 +0000

“And the Scriptures also say, â€˜He is the Stone that some will stumble over and the Rock that will make them fall.’ They will stumble because they will not listen to God’s word, nor obey it, and so this punishment must follow – that they will fall. But you are not like that, for you […]

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Widow’s Mite – A Christmas Story (part 2)

Steve S. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:18:09 +0000

Saturday morning came and Cora Lee’s chickens never entered my mind.Â Christmas was just three days away and I had a hundred last minute chores still undone.Â Sunday morning Ray asked the congregation to remember Cora Lee in prayer. She had slipped into a coma on Wednesday night. When Ray mentioned Cora’s name Elaine and […]

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Widows Mite – A Christmas Story (part 1)

Steve S. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:16:59 +0000

“And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain ï»¿ poor widow putting in two mites. ï»¿So He said, â€˜Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all …'” (Luke 21: 1-3) Terry Creek church is perched on […]

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Paving the Road to Hell

Steve S. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:15:32 +0000

“What good is It, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such a faith save him? (James 2:14) “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, â€˜Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ “â€˜I will not,’ […]

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The Path of God

Steve S. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:12:59 +0000

“Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths;” (Psalm 25:4) One of my favorite movie scenes comes from “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” It’s where Indy discovers the cave where the Holy Grail is supposed to be, but he’s separated from the chamber holding the Grail by impassable abyss. His guide book […]

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You canâ€™t make a Horse out of Horse Manure

Steve S. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:11:36 +0000

“For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.” (I Corinthians 1:25) Purpose Weekly is a success newsletter. I know it doesn’t always appear that way. Sometimes it’s kind of preachy – talking about spiritual stuff more than practical success. Yeah, I know that […]

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Another Rich Young Ruler

Steve S. — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:23:45 +0000

“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.” (I Peter 3:9) Last week I introduced you to a modern day â€˜rich young ruler’; Reuel McFarland. Unlike his biblical counterpart, Reuel said yes when Jesus told him, “If […]

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The Cost of Being Perfect

Steve S. — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:03:53 +0000

“Jesus answered, â€˜If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come follow me.'” (Matthew 19:21) Hmmm … How about just being good? How much does that cost? The passage at the top of this letter comes from a conversation Jesus […]

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John Brown’s Faith

Steve S. — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:05:47 +0000

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.” (Hebrews 11:1-2) Last week we learned that faith – believing in God – is a lot more than holding some concept in our minds as true. Faith requires action. […]

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Responding to God

Steve S. — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:19:39 +0000

“But someone will say, â€˜You have faith; I have deeds.’ Show me your faith without deeds, and I’ll show you my faith by what I do.” (James 2:18) Last week we talked about responding to God. Really that’s all we can do. We can’t act on God first, that He may respond to us. He […]

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Voices Part III, Responding to God’s Voice

Steve S. — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:01:29 +0000

But acting on God so He will react isn't the nature of our relationship with Him as He intends it. It's not up to us to be proactive with God. He spoke the universe into existence. He knew you and purposed your life before the sun first shed its light on this planet. He knows you and your situation right now; He knows what situation you'll be in tomorrow. God is the proactive One. He acts on the universe and it responds. He acts on you and for you; it's up to you to respond.

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I’ve got Voices in My Head Part II

Steve S. — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:51:07 +0000

“… Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. […]

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Iâ€™ve Got Voices in My Head

Steve S. — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:00:11 +0000

“The mind of the sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.” (Romans 8:6) That sounds a little off, doesn’t it? When someone says he’s got voices in his head we want to fit him for a jacket with straps on the sleeves and buckles in the back. […]

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Purpose Weekly Back to Basics

Steve S. — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:43:22 +0000

Sticking to My Knitting “The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.” (I Corinthians 3:8) This letter, â€˜Purpose Weekly,’ is about uncovering and living out the purpose God has intended for our lives.Â Each of us has a purpose, a reason […]

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Doing Church 24/7

Steve S. — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:10:27 +0000

“And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?” (Luke 18:7) I visited a place called International House of Prayer in Kansas City last week. IHOP for short … yeah, like the pancake house, everybody gets the joke. Here’s the interesting thing […]

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THE SHACK, PART II

Steve S. — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:28:59 +0000

â€œIf I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I […]

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Has God Forsaken You?

Steve S. — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:17:30 +0000

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?” (Psalm 22:1) When God Turns His Back Purpose Weekly, August 13, 2008 Vol. 2, Issue 29 Ever feel like that? It was David doing the talking in Psalm 22. Something […]

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